Should Reeves cut fuel duty?
With Donald Trump signalling that he does not want a long war in Iran, markets have started to settle down.…
Iran has wrecked Reeves’s cost-of-living promises
Just as Britain’s economy looked to be ‘turning a corner’, it may be about to slam into a wall. The…
Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement ignored Britain’s biggest problems
Rachel Reeves got what she wanted: an uneventful spring statement. It’s not even leading the homepage of the Financial Times. But…
What to expect from Rachel Reeves’s spring statement
Before the first missiles landed in Tehran, Rachel Reeves was looking forward to today. Her spring ‘forecast’ statement was going…
‘It’s a Faustian pact’: Rachel Reeves is giving bankers what they want
The Epstein files lift the curtain on how power is exercised and influence traded by our financial elite. It is…
Peter Mandelson arrested by Met Police
Peter Mandelson, Britain’s short-lived ambassador to the US, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In a…
The dodgy data behind child poverty
Britain is set for another dodgy data scandal. In last Friday’s Reality Check newsletter I picked up on reporting from the…
Is Reform brave enough to take on the pensions triple lock?
Will any political party ever take on the triple lock? The answer from Reform’s Robert Jenrick yesterday appeared to be…
Inflation is down – but for how long?
Britain seems to be turning a corner. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics show the rate of…
Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham’s Britain doesn’t exist
With Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership in perpetual peril, it seems instructive to pay closer attention to his potential successors. On…
Is there a silver lining in Britain’s dismal growth figures?
Wes Streeting was bang on when he told Peter Mandelson the government had ‘no growth strategy at all’. The Health…
Britain’s economic upturn won’t save Starmer
By the end of last week, it was clear the Prime Minister is a goner – the debate moved to…
The Bank cuts growth prospects by a quarter
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has just voted to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent. While…
The Waspis never deserved a payout
I want to congratulate the Department for Work and Pensions. They’ve made the excellent decision to – once again –…
Under 50? You’re never getting a state pension
Last week the Bank of England was warned to prepare for a financial crisis triggered by the discovery of extraterrestrial…
Why inflation is up again
Inflation has crept back up. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the Consumer Prices Index…
Rachel Reeves: destroyer of jobs
Rachel Reeve’s jobs collapse is trundling on. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 155,000…
Trump slaps Britain with tariffs over Greenland
Donald Trump has announced that he will impose tariffs on goods from the UK, Denmark and other European countries. The…
Britain’s economy is standing still under Labour
Britain’s economy is standing still. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics show GDP grew by just 0.1…
The SNP’s Budget was nothing but cynical spin
Yesterday, Shona Robison, Scotland’s finance minister, delivered her tax and spending plans for the coming fiscal year. The headline message…
Compulsory digital ID is dropped
Keir Starmer has just made his 13th u-turn since taking the No. 10 keys. The government, this evening, decided that…
Despite the rate cut, inflation remains a danger
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has just voted to cut interest rates to 3.75 per cent and…
Rachel Reeves can’t escape blame for rising unemployment
Unemployment has risen again. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK’s unemployment rate rose to…
How Rachel Reeves shrank the economy
The British economy is shrinking. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that GDP fell by…
Is the superflu really ‘unprecedented’?
The NHS is facing a ‘worst-case scenario’ for flu this winter. That was the verdict of Professor Meghana Pandit, national…
